jil جيل
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jil” (جيل) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning generation.
Meanings
- generation
Usage
Jil means a generation, that is, people born in the same period. It is often used to compare eras: jil ettis3inet (the generation of the nineties), jil jdid (the new generation). These comparisons often come with nostalgia or criticism of young people. The plural is ajyel, of a more formal register. The word is also used for generations of devices, but in that case people often prefer the French word "génération". The register is neutral.
Example
جيل اليوم ما يعرفش قيمة الحاجة
jil elyoum ma ya3rafch 9imet el7aja
“Today's generation doesn't know the value of things.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jil” but also “jeel”, “jiil” and “geel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jil” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “generation”; “the young people of an era”: jil in Moroccan.